latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
NCAA Soccer
/ 6340 days agoCollege Cup: Carolina Shocks Wake & Maryland beats St John's
Tonight provided the ultimate shock as Brooks Haggerty made save after save to preserve a 1-0 North Carolina victory over heavily favored Wake Forest tonight. The Deamon Deacons steam rolled through last year's NCAA Tournament and had done the same this year including a 5-0 quarterfinal win over South Florida. Led by Marcus Tracey, Wake […]
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/ 6342 days agoPortland should be a "slam dunk" for MLS
Commissioner Don Garber visited Portland this week and touched base with perhaps the most passionate fans any club team has north of the Mexican border. The fans of the Portland Timbers dating back to the initial NASL entry in 1974 have been more reminiscent of the die in the wool fans of European football than […]
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/ 6344 days agoWill MLS Fail in Miami Again?
The Miami Fusion was contracted after the 2001 MLS season. Since that time south Florida football fans, myself included have been eager to see the league return to the area. In October, FC Barcelona in partnership with local businessman Marcelo Claure announced their intention to bring the MLS back to South Florida. Claure is the […]
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/ 6344 days agoWill MLS once again fail in Miami?
The Miami Fusion was contracted after the 2001 MLS season. Since that time south Florida football fans, myself included have been eager to see the league return to the area. In October, FC Barcelona in partnership with local businessman Marcelo Claure announced their intention to bring the MLS back to South Florida. Claure is the […]
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/ 6347 days agoDavino Departs: Another Mexican Flop?
Dulio Davino becomes the latest former Mexican National Team star to more or less flop in MLS. Sure some Hoops fans will say “he helped solidify our back line when healthy,” but for his $400,000 salary I can think of much better players and more marketable ones also to sign. Here is a list of […]
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/ 6347 days agoSo Long Davino: Another Mexican Flop?
Dulio Davino becomes the latest former Mexican National Team star to more or less flop in MLS. Sure some Hoops fans will say "he helped solidify our back line when healthy," but for his $400,000 salary I can think of much better players and more marketable ones also to sign. Here is a list of […]
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/ 6347 days agoNCAA Quarterfinal Preview
Terpsports.com photo The NCAA Soccer Tournament is nearing its conclusion. Eight teams remain from the initial 48 team field. The match ups this weekend: 1- Wake Forest vs 8- South Florida Wake Forest’s Marcus Tracey is probably the most talented player in NCAA Soccer. The Bulls had a great season but are a big underdog […]
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/ 6347 days agoNCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Preview
The NCAA Soccer Tournament is nearing its conclusion. Eight teams remain from the initial 48 team field. The match ups this weekend: 1- Wake Forest vs 8- South Florida Wake Forest's Marcus Tracey is probably the most talented player in NCAA Soccer. The Bulls had a great season but are a big underdog to the […]
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/ 6348 days agoNews and Notes: Dec. 4, 2008
According to Steve Goff of the Washington Post, Bobby Convey’s career at Reading is about to be over. It couldn’t happen soon enough. Since arriving at Reading after he wad denied a work permit to play for Spurs, we’ve seen Convey’s confidence erode and eventually his attitude go south. In addition he has almost constantly […]
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/ 6348 days agoFooty Ketchup
I've been emailed that many of you have been unable to find recent editions of the American Soccer Show on ITunes. While we are on a several week break and will resume the show around New Years, the most recent shows I have been told are not on ITunes. To get the November 19th and […]
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/ 6351 days agoEuropean Football vs American Soccer
My colleague at the Champions Soccer Radio Network, Daniel Feuerstein has a very interesting take on what now seems like an age old question: Has Soccer arrived? Much along the same lines as my column over the weekend about how MLS Cup garnered about one fourth of the total viewers the Euro final did on […]
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/ 6351 days agoEuropean Football vs American Soccer
My colleague at the Champions Soccer Radio Network, Daniel Feuerstein has a very interesting take on what now seems like an age old question: Has Soccer arrived? Much along the same lines as my column over the weekend about how MLS Cup garnered about one fourth of the total viewers the Euro final did […]
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/ 6354 days agoMLS Cup Ratings Fall: A Call to Action
This past Sunday’s MLS Cup Final on ABC received a 0.7 Nielsen rating. Last year’s final between Houston and New England received a 0.8 rating. From my vantage point this is a disappointing number considering the game started at 3:30 PM ET instead of 12:30 PM ET as it did last year and it featured […]
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/ 6354 days agoMLS Cup Ratings Fall: A Call to Action
This past Sunday’s MLS Cup Final on ABC received a 0.7 Nielsen rating. Last year’s final between Houston and New England received a 0.8 rating. From my vantage point this is a disappointing number considering the game started at 3:30 PM ET instead of 12:30 PM ET as it did last year and it featured […]
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/ 6355 days agoDynamo Join Islanders and Impact in CONCACAF knock out rounds
Brian Ching’s header last night sent the Dynamo through to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. For all the criticisms of this tournament by MLS apologists, the event has produced from my vantage point much more entertaining football than MLS itself, and the Dyanmo who are a class organization whose goal is to collect […]